Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Oregon, east to Idaho.

Habitat: Wet slopes and cliffs, often near watercourses.

Flowers: April-June

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, flies, beetles, wasps

Scapose, herbaceous perennials from rhizomes, often mat-forming.

Leaves all basal, petiolate, the petioles flattened, 4-10 cm. long; blades broadly ovate to deltate, 4-10 cm. long, fleshy, the base tapered, the margins entire, hairy, the surfaces nearly glabrous.

Inflorescence an elongate, conic, open, compound panicle with 30 or more flowers, 20-50 cm. long, with purple-tipped, stalked glands; sepals 5, spreading, ovate to deltate; petals 5, white, not spotted, clawed, 2-3 mm. longer than the sepals; stamens 10, the filaments linear and flattened; pistils 2, fused half their length.

Capsules green or reddish-purple.